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[[File:Nag Champa brands.jpg|300px|thumbnail|Various examples of nag champa [[incense]]]]<br />
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'''Nag champa''' is a commercial fragrance of [[India]]n origin. It is made from a combination of [[sandalwood]] and either [[magnolia champaca|champak]]<ref name="Rosebird">{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=O6y58n263fEC&pg=PA67|page=67|title=Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living|last=Bird|first=Stephanie Rose|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|date= 2006|isbn=9780738706283}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LCcCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT41|page=41|title=The Essential Guide to Aromatherapy and Vibrational Healing|last=Lembo|first=Margaret Ann|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|date= 2006|isbn=9780738747781}}</ref> or [[plumeria|frangipani]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Prower|first=Tomás|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ECSLCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT99|title=La Santa Muerte|date=1 Oct 2015|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|page=99|isbn = 9780738745510}}</ref> When frangipani is used, the fragrance is usually referred to simply as ''champa''.<ref name="Pagan">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XesMAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA232|page=232|title=To Walk a Pagan Path|last=Albertsson|publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide|date= 8 November 2013|isbn=9780738739229|first=Alaric}}</ref> <br />
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Nag champa is commonly used in [[incense]], soap, perfume oil, candles, wax melts, and personal toiletries.<ref name="Indian"/> It is a popular and recognizable incense fragrance.<ref name="Pagan"/><ref name="equinox">{{cite web|url=https://naturalscents.net/incense/nag-champa-incense-sticks-34|title=Nag Champa Ingredients|access-date=2021-11-07|archive-date=2021-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107033309/https://naturalscents.net/incense/nag-champa-incense-sticks-34|url-status=dead|website=Natural Scents}}</ref><br />
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== Composition ==<br />
A number of flower species in India are known as ''champa'' or ''champak'':<ref name="Robert_1999">{{cite book |last=Beer |first=Robert |title=The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3IvrAAAAMAAJ&q=Mesua+ferrea |year=1999 |publisher=Serindia |page=50 |isbn=9780906026489}}</ref><br />
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* ''[[Magnolia champaca]]'', formerly classified as ''Michelia champaca'' (swarna champa or yellow champa)<br />
* ''[[Plumeria rubra]]'' (frangipani)<br />
* ''[[Mesua ferrea]]'' (nagkeshar or nagchampa)<br />
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Of these, ''Magnolia champaca'' is mostly used to prepare the nag champa scent,<ref name="equinox"/><ref name="Stephanie_2006">{{cite book |last=Bird |first=Stephanie Rose |title=Four Seasons of Mojo: An Herbal Guide to Natural Living |url=https://archive.org/details/fourseasonsofmoj0000bird |url-access=registration |year=2006 |publisher=Llewellyn |isbn=978-0-7387-0628-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/fourseasonsofmoj0000bird/page/67 67] }}</ref> while ''Plumeria'' or ''Mesua ferrea'' may be used for scents termed ''champa'' and sometimes ''nag champa''.<ref name="Robert_1999"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Whitehurst |first=Tess |title=The Magic of Flowers: A Guide to Their Metaphysical Uses & Properties |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8cVe2KEbyDIC&pg=PA295 |year=2013 |publisher=Llewellyn Worldwide |isbn=978-0-7387-3194-0 |pages=295–}}</ref><br />
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Nag champa perfume ingredients vary with the manufacturer, though generally they include sandalwood and magnolia,<ref name=Rosebird/> which, as the plant is related to star anise, gives the scent a little spice. Other ingredients will depend on the finished product. Perfume-dipped incenses and soaps would use essential and/or fragrance oils or scents, while masala incenses might use finely ground fragrant ingredients and/or oils.<ref name="Indian">{{cite book|title= Indian plant perfumes|page=107|last=Mahindru|first=Som Nath|publisher=Metropolitan|date= 1992}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Commons category inline|Nag Champa}}<br />
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[[Category:Incense in India]]<br />
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